Deconstructing Paulo Freire's Thought: Challenges and Opportunities for Critical Education in the Digital Age
Keywords:
Paulo Freire,, pendidikan kritis,, dekonstruksi, era digitalAbstract
Paulo Freire's idea of liberation education has become one of the most influential models of critical education. However, technological developments in the digital era bring new challenges and opportunities for the application of the concept. This research aims to analyze the relevance of Paulo Freire's thought in the context of the digitalization of education, with a deconstruction approach to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. A qualitative-descriptive approach is used in this research, with literature analysis as the main method. The results show that although Freire's concepts of dialog and critical education remain relevant, their implementation faces challenges in the form of digital inequality, algorithm manipulation, and low technological literacy. On the other hand, the digital era provides opportunities to expand access to education, create new critical dialog spaces, and support cross-cultural collaboration. This research concludes that the adaptation of strategies to implement Freire's critical education values is needed to answer the challenges of the digital era while taking advantage of its opportunities. Recommendations include improving digital literacy, inclusive education policies, and ethical use of technology.
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